Cordage-rope machine.



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CORDAGE ROPE MACHINE.

Patented May 25, 1915.

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CORDAGE-ROPE MACHINE.

Application filed November 19, 1913.

T all whom t may concern Be it known that l', CARoLUs E. DAILEY, a citizen of the United States of America, and residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a certain new and Improved Cordage-Rope Machine, of which the following is specification.

My invent-ion relates to cordage rope machines, and particularly to the flier, the object of my invention being to improve the same as hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through the iiier mechanism of the machine; Fig. 2 is a plan of the same; Fig. 3 is an end elevation, partially broken away to show the arrangement of gearing for the flier; Fig. 4 is a section through the flier on the line 4-4, Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a section through the rope guide on the distributing screw; and Fig. G is a similar view through a modification.

rilhe flier is journaled in bearings on the end uprights 11 and 12 of the frame A. rThe strands of cord are gathered from the bobbins (not shown) at the guide 13 and pass through it and the bore 14 of the end 15 of the iiier shaft, to the drawing hubs 16 and 17 of the gear 13 and 19, thence over the sheaves 20, 21 to the distributing guide 22 and thence to the winding spool 23. The latter is freely journaled on the rod 24 passed througa the bore of the end 25 of the flier shaft and supported at its other end in the cross bar 26 of the flier. A sleeve 27 surrounds the rod 24 and carries, within the ier, a hub 23, the flange 29 of which is fastened to the end web 30 of the spool 23. At the other end of the sleeve is mounted a friction wheel 31 against which presses the shoe 32 of the drag lever 33.

The drive of the flier is secured through the live shaft 34, the gear 35 on which meshes with the adjustable idler 36 which in turn meshes with the gear 37 fast with the flier. A gear 38 pinned to the bearing box 39 on the end frame 12 of the machine, meshes with the idler pinion 40 carried by the adjustable plate 41 on the end of the flier and in turn meshes with the gear 42 journaled in the boss 43 on the flier. The

bevel pinion 44 at the other end of the spindle of the gear 42, meshes with the bevel gear 45, 46 splined on the spindle 47 of pinion 48 common to the gears 18 and 19 of Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1915'.

Serial No. 801,877.

the drawing hubs 16 and 17. rlhe arrangement of gearing shown is particularly valuable as enabling the speed of drive and of the take-up to be readily varied by substituting for idlers 36 and 40, other idlers having a different gear ratio, the supports for both idlers being of such construction and position on the machine that this may be readily accomplished.

The distribution of the cord on the spool 23 by the guide 22 is accomplished through the right and left screwed spindle 49 engaged by a saddle 50 on the guide and driven through gears 51, 52 and 53 from a gear ring on the hub 28. To relieve the spindle 49 from the strain of the rope passing over sheave 55 on the guide, the latter is supported from the bai 56 forming one side of the flier. To this end a runway 57 is formed on the outer face of the bar 56 for rollers 58, and the latter are journaled on spindles 59 which form one side of the clip 60 by means of which the guide is mounted on the bar. Obviously as the screw 49 is rotated the guide is traveled back and forth from one end of the spool to the other at a rate of speed determined by the gearing 51-54. All strains incident to the pull of the rope on the guide are transmit-ted to the flier bar and the screw is thus maintained substantially free from wear and in perfect alinement.

Various modifications in detail of construction will readily suggest themselves and I do not limit myself to the precise construction shown. rlChus as illustrated in Fig. 6 the distributing guide may be supported from the frame bar 56 of the flier by means of rollers 61 traveling in longitudinal ways 62 formed in the side faces of the bar 56 instead o-f in the outer face as shown in Fig. 5. rFie bands 63, overlying the outer face of the bar 56, form end bearings for the ends of the roller spindles. Obviously it would be within the scope of my invention to substitute slides for roller bearings, should this be desired.

l claim as my invention l. A rope forming and laying machine gaging said stationary frame on the gear,

drawing capstans arranged within the flier frame, and operative driving connections gear on the flier and the gear on the drive shaft, for the purpose described.

2. A vrope forming and laying machine having a frame, a iier journaled therein, a stationary gear carried by said frame, an adjustable plate on the end of said flier, a

pinion carried by said'plate and engag'in said stationary gear on the frame, drawing l capstans arranged within the iier frame and operative driving connection. therefor from the pinion carried by said adjustable plate, substantially as described. Y

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specication, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Vitnesses:

WALTER ABBE, L. H. GROTE.

Copies of this patent may be vobtained for ve cents each, by addressing theV Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

CAROLUS E. DAILEY.V 

